End-users motives for buying domain names

[infosec3]

On Thursday I had a phone conversation with an end-user that reiterated what I already knew about certain buyers' reasons for buying domain names.

The end-user had expressed interest in buying one of my Geo+keyword names and I gave him a call as a follow-up and to explain how he could buy it from me.

After indicating he was initially interested, he stated he had a second thought and was going to pass, because his only reason for buying it was that he did not want the name to land on the hands of his copetition, but hat he already had about 1000 domain names.

As I am sure many of you already know, this explains why in many cases an end-user buys a name from you and then just parks it. In fact, I have sold names from prices ranging from $300 to low $1000s and notice that, even years later, the name is still parked, not even redirected.

Have you noticed a similar phonomenon with your names?

 

[AEProgram]

quiet frankly almost every domain being sold ends up getting parked indefinitely.

Years ago this guy who installs web templates for people etc told me that rarely after the install do they ever end up entering their data or making anything with the site.

I also wonder how many logos are designed a day for 100+ bucks for a project that will never happen

ill confess i have done some of the above myself

 

[biggie]

some end-users are, or can be, domainers too

so they do what domainers do, and park some names like me and you.

 

[Kate]

... his only reason for buying it was that he did not want the name to land on the hands of his copetition, but hat he already had about 1000 domain names.

I have noticed this behavior too. I know for a fact, because I am an end user too, and I also buy domain names to dominate the market, and so that the competition will not lay their hands on the domains

 

[johname]

was going to pass, because his only reason for buying it was that he did not want the name to land on the hands of his competition

You could have told him the odds of that happening has now gone up greatly!

 

[SpareDomains]

last one I sold for high xxx took about 3-4 days and then they did redirect it to their site, on another one I sold for $7500 quite a while ago never seen anything done with it, guessing new site got cancelled

Most that I sell do end up being developed or redirected but a small percentage never materialize

 

[ImageAuthors]

Personally I buy a fair number of domain names as an end user, but several of those projects are long-term agenda items -- projects that I never intended to work on right away.

I imagine some end users whom I sell to are in the same boat. They have a project idea, and they buy now because the domain is in front of them now. Maybe they'll eventually make good on their idea, or maybe they won't. But they buy with a future in mind.

 

[mhdoc]

I had a couple of domains registered by someone else while I was debating if I should buy them. So if I think I might be able to use one for a future project it seems safer to register while it is available.

Of course, since I have way more ideas than time, it leads to a larger collection of names than I will ever be able to develp